A Bulawayo-based company is under investigation after allegedly repackaging water-damaged rice, originally meant for animal feed, and selling it for human consumption. 322 tonnes of the rice have been seized.
According to a Bulawayo City Council (BCC) report, the city’s Health Services Department was tipped off about Flynote Investments Private Limited, which trades under the Evergold brand in Thorngrove.
Inspectors later found the firm operating from a stock feed facility that failed to meet basic food-grade standards, posing a high risk of contamination from mould, bacteria and chemical residues. The report reads:
“Water-damaged bulk rice for stock feed was being packaged and sold for human consumption.
“The rice was being packaged in a stock feed factory with extremely poor hygienic conditions.”
The seized rice has been sent to the Government Analyst Laboratory for full testing to determine if it is safe for consumption.
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